Season 5

Season 5 of America's Got Talent premiered on June 1, 2010 and concluded on September 15, 2010. Nick Cannon hosted, and Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, and Howie Mandel were judges. The season's winner was Michael Grimm.

Judging Panel[]

Piers Morgan	Sharon Osbourne	Howie Mandel

Nick Cannon

Main article: Season 5 Acts

Symbol	Meaning
	Buzzer
	Judge's vote

Name	Act	Result
1. Kung Fu Heroes	Martial Arts Group	Eliminated
2. Christina & Ali	Vocal Duo	Moved On
3. Airpocalypse	Air Band	Eliminated
4. The Hot Shot Tap Dancers	Tap Dance Group	Eliminated
5. Paul Safy Jr.	Singer	Eliminated
6. Future Funk	Dance Duo	Moved On (JC)
7. Sally Cohn	Hand Whistler	Eliminated
8. Nick Pike	Juggler	Eliminated
9. RNG	Dance Group	Eliminated (JC)
10. Maricar	Painter	Eliminated
11. Fighting Gravity	Blacklight Dance Group	Moved On
12. Nathaniel Kenyon	Singer	Moved On

Name	Act	Result
1. Cheer SF	Cheerleading Group	Eliminated
2. Alice Tan Ridley	Singer	Moved On
3. Mona Sampath Dance Company	Dance Group	Eliminated
4. Iron Horse	Band	Eliminated
5. The Strong Man	Strongman	Eliminated
6. Ronith	Impressionist	Eliminated
7. Hannibal Means	Singer	Eliminated
8. Wreckless	Dance Group	Eliminated (JC)
9. Lil Chris	Singer	Eliminated
10. AscenDance	Rock Climbing Dancers	Moved On
11. Antonio Restivo	Magician	Moved On (JC)
12. Michael Grimm	Singer and Guitarist	Moved On

Name	Act	Result
1. The South Philly Vikings	Dance Group	Eliminated
2. CJ Dippa	Rapper	Eliminated
3. Harmonica Pierre	Harmonica Player	Eliminated
4. Polina Volchek	Acrobat	Eliminated
5. The Strange Familiar	Band	Eliminated
6. Haspop	Dancer	Moved On
7. Luigi	Singer and Guitarist	Eliminated
8. Chipps Cooney	Comedian	Eliminated
9. Kaya and Sadie	Belly Dancers	Eliminated (JC)
10. Jeremy VanSchoonhoven	Stunt Biker	Moved On (JC)
11. Debra Romer	Singer	Moved On
12. Studio One Young Beast Society	Dance Group	Moved On

Name	Act	Result
1. Da Maniacs	Dance Group	Eliminated
2. NU Covenant	Vocal Group	Eliminated
3. Anna and Patryk	Ballroom Duo	Eliminated (JC)
4. Lindsey Stirling	Violinist	Eliminated
5. Doogie Horner	Comedian	Eliminated
6. Rudi Macaggi	Acrobat	Eliminated
7. Taylor Mathews	Singer	Moved On
8. Mary Ellen	Singer	Eliminated
9. ArcAttack	Band	Moved On (JC)
10. Prince Poppycock	Opera Singer	Moved On
11. MURRAY	Magician	Moved On
12. Strikers All Stars	Dance Group	Eliminated

Name	Act	Result
1. PLUtonic	Vocal Group	Eliminated
2. Dylan Plummer	Jump Roper	Eliminated
3. Pup	Dog Act	Eliminated
4. Cam Hodges	Singer and Guitarist	Eliminated (JC)
5. Ryan Rodriguez	Dancer	Eliminated
6. Austin Anderson	Comedian	Eliminated
7. Booker Forté	Dancer	Eliminated
8. Pizza Patt	Pizza Dough Juggler	Eliminated
9. Kristina Young	Singer	Moved On (JC)
10. Maestro Alexander Bui	Pianist	Moved On
11. Dan Sperry	Magician	Moved On
12. Jackie Evancho	Classical Singer	Moved On

Name	Act	Result
1. Kruti Dance Academy	Dance Group	Eliminated
2. Rudi Macaggi	Acrobat	Eliminated
3. CJ Dippa	Rapper	Eliminated
4. RNG	Dance Group	Eliminated
5. Harmonica Pierre	Harmonica Player	Eliminated (JC)
6. Michael Grasso	Magician	Moved On
7. The Hot Shot Tap Dancers	Tap Dancing Group	Eliminated
8. Doogie Horner	Comedian	Eliminated
9. Connor Doran	Indoor Kite Flyer	Moved On
10. Anna and Patryk	Ballroom Duo	Moved On
11. Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon	Aerial Duo	Moved On (JC)
12. Swing Shift Side Show	Sideshow Performers	Eliminated

Symbol	Meaning
	Buzzer
	Judge's vote

Name	Act	Result
1. Anna & Patryk	Ballroom Duo	Moved On
2. Christina & Ali	Vocal Duo	Moved On (JC)
3. Antonio Restivo	Magician	Eliminated
4. Future Funk	Dance Duo	Eliminated
5. Taylor Mathews	Singer	Moved On
6. Connor Doran	Indoor Kite Flyer	Eliminated (JC)
7. Dan Sperry	Magician	Eliminated
8. Kristina Young	Singer	Eliminated
9. ArcAttack	Band	Eliminated
10. Michael Grimm	Singer and Guitarist	Moved On
11. AscenDance	Rock Climbing Dancers	Eliminated
12. Prince Poppycock	Opera Singer	Moved On

Name	Act	Result
1. Alice Tan Ridley	Singer	Eliminated (JC)
2. Haspop	Dancer	Eliminated
3. Maestro Alexander Bui	Pianist	Eliminated
4. Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon	Aerial Duo	Eliminated
5. Michael Grasso	Magician	Moved On
6. Debra Romer	Singer	Eliminated
7. Studio One Young Beast Society	Dance Group	Moved On (JC)
8. Jeremy VanSchoonhoven	Stunt Biker	Moved On
9. Nathaniel Kenyon	Singer	Eliminated
10. MURRAY	Magician	Eliminated
11. Jackie Evancho	Classical Singer	Moved On
12. Fighting Gravity	Blacklight Dance Group	Moved On

Main article: Season 5 Finals

Symbol	Meaning
	Buzzer

Name	Act	Result
1. Studio One Young Beast Society	Dance Group	Eliminated
2. Christina and Ali	Vocal Duo	Eliminated
3. Jeremy VanSchoonhoven	Stunt Biker	Eliminated
4. Taylor Mathews	Singer	Eliminated
5. Anna & Patryk	Ballroom Duo	Eliminated
6. Fighting Gravity	Blacklight Dance Group	Moved On
7. Michael Grimm	Singer and Guitarist	Moved On
8. Michael Grasso	Magician	Eliminated
9. Prince Poppycock	Opera Singer	Moved On
10. Jackie Evancho	Classical Singer	Moved On

Name	Act	Result
1. Prince Poppycock	Opera Singer	4th Place
2. Michael Grimm	Singer and Guitarist	Winner
3. Jackie Evancho	Classical Singer	2nd Place
4. Fighting Gravity	Blacklight Dance Group	3rd Place